Multimodal Therapy
Technical Eclecticism
the use of techniques drawn from diverse sources without also adhering to the disciplines or theories that spawned them
Structural Profile Inventory
yields a quantitative BASIC ID graph that depicts a person's degree of activity, emotionality, sensory awareness, imagery potential, cognitive propensity, interpersonal learning, and biological considerations
Multimodal Life History Inventory
15 page questionnaire that provides detailed background information and allows for a more comprehensive problem identification sequence than an interview alone
Serious pathologies
Multimodal therapy may not work for clients with these conditions
Couples Therapy
SPI may be particularly helpful because it may indicate potential areas of friction
Tracking
a careful scrutiny of the firing order of the BASIC-ID modalities in order to facilitate a more effective sequencing of treatment procedures
Bridging
a procedure in which the therapist deliberately tunes into issues that the client wants to discuss, then gently guides the discussion into more productive areas, often by first entering into a neutral modality
Social Learning Therapy
a system that combines classical and operant conditioning with cognitive mediational factors to explain the development, maintenance, and modification of behavior
BASIC-ID
acronym used for a general global assessment or for a specific problem or symptom; multimodal therapy is based on this
A
affect
B
behavior
C
cognition
MMT's detailed assessment approach
developed after clinical follow-ups showed a fairly high relapse rate in patients who received "narrow band" rather than "broad spectrum" treatment
D
drugs/biology
I
imagery
Modalities
influential dimensions of personality
I in ID
interpersonal relationship
Biological and interpersonal modalities
most significant due to their influence on other modalities
S
sensation
Treatment
tailored to the client by tracking the clients' modality firing order or preferences
Therapeutic relationship
tailored to the client's needs
Arnold Lazarus
the behavior therapist who created multimodal therapy
